4 line stanzas, as few as one stanza and up to as many as you like.
8 syllables or less per line
Rhyming is AAAb. The second stanza would be CCCd. The third, EEEf. And so on. Meaning nothing in one stanza must rhyme with anything in the previous stanza. The fourth line does not rhyme.
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thin clear ice in morning
sun melting after dawning
cold wind blows across recalling
ice will return after sunset
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Ovi Poetry Challenge 30: CHANGE is your inspiration.
One-Liner Wednesday & #JusJoJan24 the 10th – So…
This is what she was shown. Her parents wanted her to not fear. This picture of what death would be for her, just a beautiful stairway to a beautiful place. She wanted to believe it, needed to think that was how it would be. Her body would be rid of pain and soreness, with no more needles or tests or hurtful procedures. She was only a child but she knew the painting was only a dream. She hoped it would be that easy, just sleep and then float up that pretty stairway.
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This week: Your writing invitation is to compose a haibun using the kigo words and phrases from the Early Cold Part I challenge post HERE.
Here in Cheyenne, the wind dominates and in late autumn it increases, signaling the start of winter.
breezy icy clouds
stretching windy weather chill
goosebumps under fur
small dogs walking in sweaters
run back to cozy fires
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Pretending to be a friend
Sneaking onto the blanket only just rid of fur
Laying innocently on your lap
A sound heard, from the kitchen?
The can opener whirls
Fishy odors drift into the lair
Her nails are out in an elongated stretch
Not meaning (really?) to mar her perch
Leaps into a pleasing manner below the bearer of tuna.
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Poetics: Creatures of the Blank Page
Strange word today for me because it is my husband’s birthday on this date. He would have been 83, but passed away in 2013 from esophageal cancer. The survival rate if not caught early is ten percent.
Get your checkups!
Symptoms of esophageal cancer
Daily Prompt – JusJoJan the 9th, 2024
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Such memories by the mention of lagoon
Languid waters defined by cloudy moon
I remember lovingly when I saw the scene
A merman lying there, seemingly serene
Hair long and curled, falling free around bare body seen
Thinking this is a dream so mean.
Quadrille from the dVerse Lagoon
MLMM Wordle #355
Today I’m just generally grateful for having a nice place to live, clothing, food and able to pay bills. Having loving family support is a plus!
Daily Prompt – JusJoJan the 8th, 2024
Gratitude: I am grateful my granddaughter got out alive after last basketball game. She is small and was blatantly flattened a couple of times. I told her I’d get her some Kevlar underwear for next game.
Share Your World 8th January
The Bag Lady 
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